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"Discover who's living in your own backyard. More than half of all humans now live in cities, with a mixture of plants, animals, and fungi that have never been together before. Yet not only do few of us see and appreciate these creatures, we often try to eradicate them. What if understanding urban species could help preserve our connection to nature? Secret Life of the City introduces us to corvids, songbirds, ants, pigeons, bats, sparrows, lichens,...
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“Reauthoring Savage Inequalities” brings together scholars, educators, practitioners, and students to counter dominant narratives of urban educational environments. Using a community cultural wealth lens, contributors center the strategies, actions, and ways of knowing communities of color use to resist systemic oppression. So often, discussions of urban schooling are filled with stories of what Jonathan Kozol famously referred to as "savage inequalities"...
5) Feral Magic
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Someone is creating werewolves……From unwilling victims.Even the professors at Dragondale Academy are worried.Lyssa has other concerns.Her hippogryff Stormclaw has been attacking people, and the headmaster says he's too dangerous to be allowed to live. Can Lyssa work out what's causing his aggression, and find a way to stop it, before it's too late?And what's going on with her powers? She can control three different elements – but all the professors...
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Beautiful and nuanced as it is dangerous, the manners of Regency and Victorian England blend into a scintillating fusion of contemporary urban fantasy and court intrigue.
Between Mundanus, the world of humans, and Exilium, the world of the Fae, lies the Nether, a mirror-world where the social structure of 19th-century England is preserved by Fae-touched families who remain loyal to their ageless masters. Born into this world is Catherine Rhoeas-Papaver,...
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When Jeremy rescues a young girl, Daria, from two large and unusual creatures he is drawn into a world of danger and magic. Concerned for her safety, Jeremy follows Daria deep into the woods where he discovers a hidden village. The fact that he can see the village has the occupants worried about who he is and why he's there.Biatta, the leader of the village has Jeremy's memory of them wiped, but when Jeremy finds his way back, she realizes there is...
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As a nearly immortal Valkyrie, Mist is the guardian of the greatest of the Norse god's Treasures-Odin's spear Gungnir. But Mist believes all the gods are dead, and she's slowly settling into a normal life in San Francisco. Just when Mist is ready to give up the duty the All-father laid on her, she meets a mysterious woman, Bella Stratus, and a man who helps her save Bella's life: Eric Larsson, the perfect embodiment of a Viking warrior. He's charming,...
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Eine magische Welt, in der ein schrecklicher Krieg wütet.
Ein Schattenmagier, der die Dunkelheit befehligt.
Ein geheimnisvoller Fremder, dessen Finsternis auf eine harte Probe gestellt wird.
Und ein Mädchen, das in der Lage ist, das Schicksal aller zu entscheiden...
Anas Leben wird von wiederkehrenden Albträumen bestimmt, in denen sich ihr eine von Dunkelheit überschattete Welt offenbart. Als Traum und Realität miteinander verschmelzen, findet...
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Unleash Your Backyard Bounty: Master the Art of Gourmet Gardening Are you tired of the same old veggies in your garden? Do you long to tantalize your taste buds with exotic flavors right from your backyard? Look no further! Dive into the world of gourmet gardening and transform your garden into a paradise of unique and exotic vegetables.About This Book:Discover the secrets to cultivating rare and exotic vegetables effortlessly.Learn expert tips and...
11) Green Oasis in Concrete Jungle: The Ultimate Guide to Eco-Friendly Urban Gardening: Transform You
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Discover the Magic of Urban Gardening and Transform Your Urban Space into a Thriving Green Paradise!In the heart of bustling cities, amidst the cacophony of daily life, lies the potential for a serene, green escape. "Green Oasis in Concrete Jungle" is not just a book; it's your passport to creating that escape right in your urban space. Whether you have a sprawling balcony, a tiny patio, or just a windowsill, this guide will show you how to cultivate...
12) Battlestorm
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Battlestorm: an all-new urban fantasy from New York Times bestselling author Susan Krinard, author of Mist and Black Ice.
Centuries ago, the Norse gods and goddesses fought their Last Battle with the trickster god Loki and his frost giants. All were believed lost, except for a few survivors...including the Valkyrie Mist, forgotten daughter of the goddess Freya.
But the battle isn't over, and Mist-living a mortal life in San Francisco-is at the center...
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"Bis wir fallen" ist ein modernes Märchen für Erwachsene. Der subtile Stil des Buches ist vergleichbar mit anderen Urban-Fantasy-Romanen wie "Der Nachtzirkus" von Erin Morgenstern, "Das Schneemädchen" von Eowyn Ivey und "Die Frau des Zeitreisenden" von Audrey Niffenegger. In dem Roman verwischen zusehends die Grenzen zwischen der Realität und dem Übernatürlichen, es geht es um die Tiefe des Menschseins und unsere Verbindung zur Natur.
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14) The Rowan
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A rowan tree with mysterious and unique powers is extending its grip over humanity, and investigative writer Valentina Garnier is caught up in a battle between supernatural forces and the federal government.
Pulitzer prize-winning investigative writer Valentina Garnier loves a good story, so when she learns that CIA director Agnes Pendalon wants her to travel to Kunashir Island in Russia's easternmost province, she jumps at the chance. Top scientists,...
15) Prospero Lost
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Miranda, daughter of the magician Prospero from Shakespeare's Tempest, lives in the modern age. Upon discovering that her father has gone missing, she must discover the location of her other siblings and convince them to save their father, before the Three Shadowed Ones destroy the Family Prospero. She is accompanied by her company gumshoe, an airy spirit stuck in a body that looks a bit like Humphrey Bogart. Humor, mystery, wonder.
16) The Loura Lure
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Dr. Shamus Bergin lands a coveted position of Staff Psychologist in the Secure Treatment Unit of a mental hospital right out of school. He is soon vexed by an amnesiac patient who defies clinical diagnosis and whom every other doctor has written off. Inconsistencies about the man's origins intersect with Shamus's own doubts that the patient even belongs in an institution.As his own investigation continues to be met with redacted files and evasion...
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In this steampunk historical fantasy, literary legends choose sides in the oncoming Civil War in an action-filled adventure.
City of the Saints is a four-part gonzo action steampunk adventure tale. 1859. War among the states looms. Sam Clemens, US Army agent, is tasked with getting Brigham Young's Kingdom of Deseret, with its air-ships and phlogiston guns, into the war on the side of the Union. Clemens rides west aboard the amphibious steam-truck...
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A widowed noblewoman unites with an amnesiac sorcerer prince to fight evil magic in this epic fantasy adventure by the author of Son of Avonar.
The idyllic world of Avonar reels under the assaults of its ancient foes, two-thirds of its territory a wasteland, its failing magic embodied in the last weak, dissolute prince of its royal bloodline. But a brash mage has taken it upon himself to repair his liege lord's soul. Unfortunately, the Prince of...
19) Dualism
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"An exciting tale of another path to super intelligence." -Vernor Vinge, three-time Hugo Award–winning author of A Fire Upon the Deep
Jonathan Knox is one of the country's most sought-after management consultants, not least for his uncanny skill at intuiting the solution hidden in the noise. Blessing though it may be to his clients, Knox's so-called pattern-matching ability began as a curse. The only saving grace is that it blundered him into...
20) Das Ende der 13
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Zum ersten Mal werden Allison und Conny nicht darum gebeten, ein Gespenst zu vertreiben. Stattdessen wollen ihre neuen Klienten den Geist aus ihrem Gartenpavillon wieder zurück. Doch die Suche entpuppt sich als schwieriges Unterfangen. Daran ändert sich auch nichts, als die Mitarbeiter der Kanzlei Harrowmore Souls der Spur bis nach Schottland folgen und unter den Ruinen von Skelbo Castle auf das unfassbare Rätsel der 13 stoßen …
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